Listen "#3 - Sonita Uijt De Haag | Builder not a Bureucrat"
Episode Synopsis
About the guest
At multiple companies, Sonita managed the entire employee experience cycle from employer branding, through talent acquisition and onboarding, to structured compensation and employee growth. With this, she owned P&L responsibility and operational excellence.
Long before diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging were a trend, cross-cultural management and diverse teams have been her passion.
She is a serial builder, whether it’s planning life, or growing a company, Sonita enjoys collaborating with others to create structure and plans that make sense for all involved as you can hear from the episode.
Shownotes:
00:00 Intro & Summary
02:10 Sontia's career start & early days
06:50 Aerospace & first jobs in the US
07:00 HR was administrative in 2007 less strategic
16:00 Venture Developer in 2009
27:00 Solar industry & principles from supply chain
35:00 Change management, middle management & diverse teams
41:55 Peter’s principle & anticipating burnout
44:00 Setting expectations
48:22 US vs Europe
51:20 “People with freedom are unhappy”
Links:
Linkedin Sonita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonitau/
Linkedin Thomas Kohler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Website, pplwise: https://pplwise.com/
Website, Podcast: https://pplwise.com/podcast/
More episodes of the podcast The People Factor
#126 - Matt Doucette | Building Great Teams
09/07/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.